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Subject:Re: Proper Usage of Miss From:Tanya Jessup <tanya_jessup -at- EPICDATA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:23:39 -0800
Why should it matter whether a women is married or not? Does it matter if a
man is married or not? We refer to them, regardless of their marital
status, as Mr. so and so.
I don't have an actual reference for you but in my experience it is standard
to refer to women as Ms. so and so. I've only heard women referred to as
Miss and their first name in old movies.
Tanya Jessup
Technical Writer
Epic Data Inc.
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From: Debbie Warren <dwarren -at- DTECHS -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 9:30 AM
Subject: Proper Usage of Miss
>Several of my co-workers say "Miss Jane or Miss Linda" even when the woman
>is married. I do not believe that they are using Miss correctly. I think
>that one should always use "Miss" with a last name and only for a unmarried
>woman. I'm I right?
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>Can anyone refer me to a reference book or a web site?
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>Thanks.
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>Debbie Warren
>User Documentation Specialist, Digital Techniques, Inc.
>Allen, Texas, USA
>dwarren -at- dtechs -dot- com
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